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UNITED STATES JACOB E. HYDEMAN 0F DAYTON', 0HIO.

IPROCSS OF PRINTING.

Applicaton'iled November 29, 1927. Serial No. 236,424.

This invention relates to a new and useful method of printing.

It is one of the principal objects of my invention to provide a methodwhereby service checks such as those issued in hotels, restaurants,garages and other placesmay be printed with an ink which remainsnon-drying during the entire period of use of the cheek. Such checksused at once without the undue smearing of the ink or the soiling of thehands of those persons who issueand receive them. Although any suitablemeans may be employed for achieving this result, l-employ a non-dryingor an extremely slow drying oil base for the ink. This base may be ofoleic acid, castor oil, mineral oil or any other like substance whichhas been colored to the desired shade by grinding or mixing it with anysuitabledye or dry color.

It is another object of my invention to use my non-drying ink with anintaglio printing process, which lends itself to the use of such an inkvery nicely. The use of the intaglio process with a non-drying oil inkwill produce a card, strip or sheet that may be used almost instantlyafter it is printed.

It is another object of my invention to provide an absorbent paper orcard to which my non-drying ink will adhere without drying during theentire period of use of the check, and which may be used at once withoutdanger of the ink smearing or soiling the hands. All printed matter mustbe given time to dry in a printing plant before it is practical todeliver it to the customer for use, whereas under my process t-hecustomer produces his own printing with a non-drying ink which will notdry in the machine or on the issued paper, but which may be used at oncewithout soiling the hands.

' Tn the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of mymachine for printing cards or checks which may be'used at once. Figure 2is a plan view of one of the cards or checks which is perforated,printed` numbered and issued by the machine. Figure 3 is a plan view ofthe machine, with the upper cabinet portion removed to show the rolls.Figure 4 is a longitudinal, sectional view taken through the machine onthe line I 4-4 of Figure 3, showing a card entering the imachine, a cardbetween the perforating rolls and a card leaving the numbering rolls.And

Figure 5 is a longitudinal, sectional view taken through the machine, onthe line 5-5 of Figure 3, showing the gears and printing mechanism.

My improved method for printing and issuing service checks is preferablycarried out by the means I shall now described. Re-

`ferring to the accompanying drawings for a detailed description of myinvention, the numeral 1 designates a machine base supported by legs 2.Mounted upon the base 1 is a cabinet or casing 3 in which a long vat ortank 4 for holding oil ink is placed as shown in Figure 4.

The service cards or checks 5 used in my machine are preferably made ofan absorbent paper which will almost instantly absorb the oil ink,thereby permitting them to be used at once. Before being presented tothe inking means these cards or checks 5 are first perforated bysharp-edged perforating. wheels 6 which operate in contact with a hardsteel cylinder 7 mounted on a shaft 8 journaled in the'top portion 9 ofthe main casing.

The perforating wheels 6 are formed with gaps in their cutting edges toallow a suiiicient amount of paper to remain between the slots cutthrough the paper in a straight line across the Acheck so that the stubswill not ,fall off but can be severed as'desired.

Each perforating wheel 6 is mounted on a spindle 10 journaled in thefork end of a holder arm 11 pivotally secured to a fulcrum cross bar 12attached to the casing. Secured to the rear end of each holder arm 11 isa leaf spring 13 which carries on its rear end a vertical Set screw 14.riihe upper end of the latter is adapted to engage a stop piece 15 todefine the tensionall engagement between each perforating wheel 6 andthe steel cylinder 7. This'tension may be easily adjusted by turningtheset screw 14. (See Figures 3 and 4.)

The following means may be employed for presenting the cards 5 .to theperforating wheels 6 and the inking rollers beyond. Referring to Figures3, 4 and 5, the numerals 16, 16 designate two card-receiving slides orguides, each of which is formed with a vertical flanged part 17 at itsrear end. These hanged parts of the guides 16, 16 engage the card tomove it forward when the guides themselves are advanced by means to behereinafter described.

At their inner ends 19, the guides 16, 16 are connected to alongitudinally movable cross member 20. The cross member 20 is connectedat its ends to two longitudinally movable bars21, 21 whose inner endsare enlarged for the formation of vertical -slots 22, 22 respectivelytherein. Projecting into each slot 2 2 is a pin 23 which pivotallyconnects it to the lower end of a lever arm 24. Each lever arm 24 issecured at its upper end to a shaft 25 journaled in bearings in the u ercabinet portion 9 of the casing 3. (See 4igures 3 and 4.)

' The lever arms 24, 24 are actuated by means to be described to drawthe guides 16, 16 forwardly when it is desired to advance a card 5 forthe purpose of perforating and printing it. Mounted on each end of asha-ft 26 journaled in bearings in the side frames of the casing 3, is aspacing roller 27 which rotates in contact with a spacing roller 28secured to each end of a shaft 29 also journaled in bear-` ings belowthose for the shaft 26 in said casing. Formed in one face of each roller27 is a curved cam groove 30 whose contour is preferably that shown inFigure 5. Projecting into-the groove 30 of each roller 27 is a pin 3L onthe middle portion of each lever arm 24. When the cam rollers 27 arerotated counter clockwise, they will draw the free ends of the leverarms 24, 24 forwardly to advance the guides 16, 16, respectively, andthe card5 that as been placed upon them, for the purpose of perforatingand printing the latter;

through means to be'hereinafter described.

For the purpose of rotating the spacing rollers 27,27, there isv mountedupon the shaft 26 a gear 32 which meshes with a gear 33- mounted on ashaft 34 journaled in bea-rings 35 in the side frames of the casing ,2.To one outer end of the shaft 34 there is attached a crank 36, by whichit may be conveniently.

rot-ated.

For the purpose of printing the desired matter upon a card after it hasbeen perforated by the cylinder 7, there is mounted upon the shaft 29 anintaglio printing cylinder 39. This cylinder, which is preferablymade ofsteel and copper plated on its prlnting surface, has depressed cellsaround its entire circumference that carry the complete design forprinting all of`the body of the check eX- cept the numbers, being etchedbelow its surface by a well known method. (See Figure Mounted upon ashaft 40 supported by suitable bearings below the printing cylinder 39in the tank 4, is'a wooden roller 41 that is preferably felt-covered andwhich rotates in contact with said intaglio printing cylinder to ink itssurface when the top level of said ink falls below the bottom of theprinting cylinder. This ink is referably made of a colored oil whichwill e instantly absorbed by the absorbent paper checks 5 to permit themto be used at once and to which it .will adhere without drying duringtheir period of use.

ink only in its etched cells, I have provided a flexible, steel blade42. This blade -is secured to the upper' part of a vertical member 43which is attached at its upper end to a slide 44. portion with adove-tail groove which lits a T- shaped guide 45 0n a fixed cross block46 secured to the casing. (See Figure For the purpose of imparting tothe'blade 42 a slight lateral movement when the printing roller 39 isrotated, there is formed in the vertical member 43 a vertical slotwhichreceives a crank pin 47 on the puter end of a Worm gear'48journaled in bearings 49, 49. This worm is rotated through itsengagement by a worm 50 on the printing roller shaft 29.

Therefore, when the printing roller 39 is rotated. the crank pin 47 willshift the vertical member 43 laterally to move the wiper blade 42 in thesame direction across the etched face of the printing roller to properlywipe it clean wit-hout injuring it and at the same time leaving the oilink only in its etched cells. -(See Figure The printing roller 39 isrotated by a. gear 51 on the shaft 29 that meshes lwith the gear 32 onthe shaft 26. See Figures 3 and 5.)

For the purpose of bringing the cards 5 into firm printing contact withthe etched print- This slide is formed in its bottom v ing roller 39, Ihave provided a half-cylinder perforate and print a card, the following,

means may be provided. Referring to Figures 3 and 5, the numeral 56designates a ratchet wheel mountedon the shaft 8. Adapted to engage theteeth of this ratchet wheel is a pawl 57 which is pivotally secured to apin 58 rojecting inwardly from one side fra-me of t e casing 3./A Theouter end of the pawl 57 ispivotally secured by a pin 59 to an arm 60secured to a cross shaft 61 journaled in the side frames of the casing.The cross shaft 61 support-s 'the guides 16, 16 during theirlongitudinal movement, and to permit this movement they are providedwith slots 62, 62, through which said cross shaft projects. (See Figures3 and 5.)

For. the purpose of rotating the shaft 61 to 5 release the pawl 57 fromthe teeth of the ratchet 56, there is secured to said shaft between theslides 16, 16, two arms 62a, 62, to whose outerend's there is attached adepression bar 63. The latter may be conveniently depressed by a fingerto unlock the card-advancing mechanism. The crank 36 may then be rotatedto move the guides 16, 16 forwardly to present a card 5 thereon to theperforating cylinder 7. This card, after being perforated, is carriedbeyond this cylinder by the guides 16, 16 to the printing cylinder 39by, which the desired matter is printed upon its absorbent surface withthe non-drying ink received from the tank 4.

The card is now advanced to the numbering mechanism which will next bedescribed. Referring to Figures 3, 4 and 5, the numeral 64 designates aconsecutive numbering` cylinder for printing the numbers ona check 5.This cylinder is mounted on a shaft 65 supported in a vat or tank 66 inthe ,front part of the cabinet 3 for containing ink similar to that usedfor rubber stamping work, being of a fluid nature and very slow indrying, or non-drying. An 'endless inking ribbon 67 passes through thisink around the cylinder 64 from an intermediate cylinder 68 mounted on ashaft 69 below and in front'of the shaft 65. Secured on' a shaft 70 infront of the shaft 69 journaled in bearings within the ink tank 66 is aroller 71 covered with a resilient material such as leather, thecylinder 68 "66. For the purpose of keeping the inking ribbon 67 vtautat all times I providel aconventional, adjustable idler 72 mounted on a.

shaft 73 for engagement with theupper'surface of said ribbon above thecylinder 68.

Adapted to engage the numbering cylinder 64 from above is an impressionroller 73 mounted on a shaft 74 journaled in bearings in the upperportion 9 of the casing 3. Also mounted on this shaft is a gear 75 in,mesh with a gear 76 secured to a stud 77 journaled in bearings in the upper part 9 of the cabinet 3. -This gearv76 is driven by the gear 32 onthe shaft 26. (See Figures 3 and 5.)

The numbering roller 64 is rotated clockwise by a gear 78 mounted on theshaft 65, and which meshes with the gear 75 on 'the shaft 74. Thus it isseen that the numbering cylinder 64 and the impression roller 73 arerotated to number a cad 5 advanced to them by the etched printingcylinder 39. IThis card is then ejected by the numbering rolls upon thedownwardly inclined front' plate An absorbent card or check 5 which maybe perforated, printed and numbered by my improved machine is shown inFigure 2. Such a check is designed for service in hotels andrestaurants, and, when printed and numbered by the oil ink rollers, maybe used immediately.

Between thev cylinder 7 and the turtle 454 there is a plate 80 overwhich the check or card 5 travels to the etched printing cylinder 39,and between the latter and the numbering rolls 64 and 73, there is aplate 81 over which said card passes to said rolls. (See Figure 4.)

The upper portion 9 of the cabinet 3 is lclosed by a cover 82 whichmaybe easily removed to permit access to the enclosed mechanism.

Havingdescribed m invention, I claim:

1. The herein descri ed method of printing an absorbent paper that maybe used at once, which consists in employing a non-drying ink in theintaglio printing process for printing upon said paper.

2. The herein describedA method of print- (ing on absorbent paper thatmay be used at once, which consists in employing a non-drying oil ink inthe intaglio process for printing v upon said paper.

3. The herein described process lof printing media for immediatedistribution, which consists in printing with a non-drying ink upon anabsorbent medum to which the ink will adhere without drying during theentire period of the use of said medium.

4. The herein described process of printing- ,service checks forimmediate distribution,-

which consists in making them of absorbent material and then printingupon them with an ink which-remains non-drying during the entire periodof their use.

5. The herein described process of printing service checks for immediatedistribution, which consists in making them of absorbent material andvthen printing upon them with an oil ink which remains non-drying during

